We hope a Top 10 . Is it enough?Zam_Olyas said:Contador is weak as mouse poop ....he wont even make top 4 .
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We hope a Top 10 . Is it enough?Zam_Olyas said:Contador is weak as mouse poop ....he wont even make top 4 .
Yeah sure Zam... we all know your opinion about Contador. And it must hurt your feelings to see Basso is such great friends with Contador.Zam_Olyas said:Contador is weak as mouse poop ....he wont even make top 4 .
Uhm him putting some pressure on Sky and not chilling at the back of the group, at times even getting gapped.Matteo. said:LaFlorecita said:Berto!
What did you expect?
Not much time left if this Tour was 6 weeks long maybe he would win.Pantani Attacks said:He's getting better and better.
KyoGrey said:rm7 said:KyoGrey said:It is such a shame that Alberto and Alejandro don't get on well...
If they really wanted, they could go for the big prize with a combo downhill attack on Allos or in Glandon.
It would be a win-win situation for both of the Spaniards and aditionally Quintana could comfortably sit on the wheel of a hysterical Froome and try to finish him in Pra Loup.
Havent they dismissed the "beef" several times under the last Vuelta? Contador, Valverde and JRod.
But Valverde is always riding like he doesn't want Contador to win.. because if he coorporate, then he know that he'll be beaten in the end probably.
Still can't get my head around JRod and Valverde in the last Vuelta.. Could have smashed Froome on several occasions. I can understand if Contador doesn't think very highly of them.
I support both of them of course, but I think that the rivalry of Valverde and Contador may go way back to the fact that Alejandro feels in his mind that it is unfair that for the last 10 years Alberto has received much more attention of the Spanish general media whilst outside of the cycling world, he is regarded only as a secondary star.
Also the fact that Contador being an almost unique case of a modern Spanish superstar that hasn't milited for Echavarri/Unzue team structures means that Movistar as a team has no good eyes for the madrileño.
LaFlorecita said:Uhm him putting some pressure on Sky and not chilling at the back of the group, at times even getting gapped.[differen/forum.cyclingnews.com/viewtopic.php?p=1773023#p1773023]Matteo.[/url] said:LaFlorecita said:Berto!
What did you expect?
You are terribly pessimistic...BlurryVII said:Watched the last climb, Contador really isn't getting better at all. Still tilting and all over the place. Even Nibali might be better from now on.
It's incredible how Contador never improves throughout a GT... he always keeps the same form. I think he'll keep losing time in the alps, not as worse as pierre saint martin obviously but you never know.
BlurryVII said:Watched the last climb, Contador really isn't getting better at all. Still tilting and all over the place. Even Nibali might be better from now on.
It's incredible how Contador never improves throughout a GT... he always keeps the same form. I think he'll keep losing time in the alps, not as worse as pierre saint martin obviously but you never know.
Nibali better because he gains few seconds? only Gesink try to close gap , the other were only looking around and let him go.BlurryVII said:Watched the last climb, Contador really isn't getting better at all. Still tilting and all over the place. Even Nibali might be better from now on.
It's incredible how Contador never improves throughout a GT... he always keeps the same form. I think he'll keep losing time in the alps, not as worse as pierre saint martin obviously but you never know.
LaFlorecita said:Not much time left if this Tour was 6 weeks long maybe he would win.Pantani Attacks said:He's getting better and better.
LaFlorecita said:You are terribly pessimistic...BlurryVII said:Watched the last climb, Contador really isn't getting better at all. Still tilting and all over the place. Even Nibali might be better from now on.
It's incredible how Contador never improves throughout a GT... he always keeps the same form. I think he'll keep losing time in the alps, not as worse as pierre saint martin obviously but you never know.
Miburo said:Got better in giro '08, vuelta '14. In other GT's he usually kept the same level, i think he got even better in tour '09 but couldn't show it cause of the leash he was on (you've the ITT though). And in the tour '10 his strongest performance was on the tourmalet.
Watch his GT's more carefully before you call yourself a fan.
BlurryVII said:Watched the last climb, Contador really isn't getting better at all. Still tilting and all over the place. Even Nibali might be better from now on.
It's incredible how Contador never improves throughout a GT... he always keeps the same form. I think he'll keep losing time in the alps, not as worse as pierre saint martin obviously but you never know.
Pantani Attacks said:Nice, positive interview on LeMond on Tour. He's very optimistic. The Alps could be great
Jelantik said:you might get the answer. Contador was interviewed. His answers offered nothing in confidence over his form. He was having a hard time in 1, 2 week. Only said the alps there's a little possibility. So there you go.. looks like the form is .. it is what it is.
cellardoor said:BlurryVII said:Watched the last climb, Contador really isn't getting better at all. Still tilting and all over the place. Even Nibali might be better from now on.
It's incredible how Contador never improves throughout a GT... he always keeps the same form. I think he'll keep losing time in the alps, not as worse as pierre saint martin obviously but you never know.
It's kind of frustrating...he just seems to have mini ups and downs from day to day, but there really isn't any clear sign of overall improvement. I don't think anything spectacular is going to happen in the Alps - he's going for the podium and hoping that TJ and Valverde have a bad day. The most likely scenario is he has a bad day and finishes 5th or 6th, which I know would be welcome by some, but personally I would like to see him on the podium so that his double-attempt can be called a mini-success of sorts.